Steerage of an Atlantic steamship. The steerage is the part of a ship that contained the steering apparatus of ships in the 19th century. It also prov

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Steerage of an Atlantic steamship. The steerage is the part of a ship that contained the steering apparatus of ships in the 19th century. It also provided the cheapest accommodation for poor transatlantic passengers during that era.

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